The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are in principle accessible to scientific investigation. Phillip E. Johnson accessibleadvantageassume Change image and share on social
In short, it is not that evolutionary naturalists have been less brazen than the scientific creationists in holding science hostage, but rather that they have been infinitely more effective in getting away with it. Phillip E. Johnson brazencreationisteffective share on social
Modernism is typically defined as the condition that begins when people realize God is truly dead, and we are therefore on our own. Phillip E. Johnson beginconditiondead Change image and share on social
To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea. Phillip E. Johnson godhumanidea Change image and share on social
The assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by the same rules at all times and places, makes it possible for natural science to be confident that it can explain such things as how life began. Phillip E. Johnson assumptionbeginconfident share on social
Truth as such is not a particularly important concept in naturalistic philosophy. Phillip E. Johnson conceptimportantnaturalistic Change image and share on social
In short, the proposition that God was in any way involved in our creation is effectively outlawed, and implicitly negated. Phillip E. Johnson creationeffectivelygod Change image and share on social
The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists would have to acknowledge the existence of something important which is outside the boundaries of natural science. Phillip E. Johnson acknowledgeallowboundary share on social
The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not find it meaningful to address the question whether the Darwinian theory is true. Phillip E. Johnson addressbiologistdarwinian Change image and share on social
First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence. Phillip E. Johnson amountcomplexdarwinian Change image and share on social
